Guest guest Posted October 22, 2010 Report Share Posted October 22, 2010 Think those baby carrots are healthy. Think again after you read this. Thanks to Ceil for bringing this to our attention: The following is information from a farmer who grows and packages carrots for IGA, METRO, LOBLAWS, etc. The small cocktail (baby) carrots you buy in small plastic bags are made using the larger crooked or deformed carrots which are put through a machine which cuts and shapes them into cocktail carrots - most people probably know this already. What you may not know and should know is the following: Once the carrots are cut and shaped into cocktail carrots they are dipped in a solution of water and chlorine in order to preserve them (this is the same chlorine used in your pool). Since they do not have their skin or natural protective covering, they give them a higher dose of chlorine. snopes.com: Baby Carrots •••• Are baby carrots made from deformed full-sized carrots that have been soaked in chlorine? ...Carrot and Shtick Claim: Baby carrots are made from deformed full-sized carrots that have been permeated with chlorine. Example: [Collected via.... ...carrots that you buy in grocery stores come from deformed crooked big carrots. They are put through a machine to become small cocktail carrots. This part... ....I think after reading this we will all start making our own carrot sticks out of fresh carrots and keep them in the fridge (a few at a time), right?... Mon, 03 Aug 2009 22:42:31 GMT http://www.snopes.com/food/tainted/carrots.asp FYI, Lottie Duthu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 22, 2010 Report Share Posted October 22, 2010 Lottie, I have never likes the baby carrots. I do not think they are very sweet or taste very good. Now I know why!!! Thanks for the info. Sharon [ ] Baby Carrots Think those baby carrots are healthy. Think again after you read this. Thanks to Ceil for bringing this to our attention: The following is information from a farmer who grows and packages carrots for IGA, METRO, LOBLAWS, etc. The small cocktail (baby) carrots you buy in small plastic bags are made using the larger crooked or deformed carrots which are put through a machine which cuts and shapes them into cocktail carrots - most people probably know this already. What you may not know and should know is the following: Once the carrots are cut and shaped into cocktail carrots they are dipped in a solution of water and chlorine in order to preserve them (this is the same chlorine used in your pool). Since they do not have their skin or natural protective covering, they give them a higher dose of chlorine. snopes.com: Baby Carrots .... Are baby carrots made from deformed full-sized carrots that have been soaked in chlorine? ...Carrot and Shtick Claim: Baby carrots are made from deformed full-sized carrots that have been permeated with chlorine. Example: [Collected via.... ...carrots that you buy in grocery stores come from deformed crooked big carrots. They are put through a machine to become small cocktail carrots. This part... ....I think after reading this we will all start making our own carrot sticks out of fresh carrots and keep them in the fridge (a few at a time), right?... Mon, 03 Aug 2009 22:42:31 GMT http://www.snopes.com/food/tainted/carrots.asp FYI, Lottie Duthu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 22, 2010 Report Share Posted October 22, 2010 OMG we buy them for the dog, she loves carrots!! a ( Bobby ) Doyle, dob 12/17/29 DX 5/1995 Interferon 9 weeks/Hydroxyurea 5 years 02/2000 to 06/2002 Gleevec trial, OHSU 06/2002 Gleevec/Trisenox Trial, OHSU 06/2003 Gleevec/Zarnestra Trial, OHSU 04/2004 Sprycel Trial, MDACC, CCR in 10 months 04/2008 XL228 Trial, U of Mich. 01/2009 PCR 5.69 04/2009 Ariad Trial AP24534 09/2009 PCR 0.01 11/2009 PCR 0.034 02/2010 PCRU #840 Zavie's Zero Club From: Sharon Teichera <onthewtr@...> Subject: RE: [ ] Baby Carrots Date: Friday, October 22, 2010, 2:02 AM Â Lottie, I have never likes the baby carrots. I do not think they are very sweet or taste very good. Now I know why!!! Thanks for the info. Sharon [ ] Baby Carrots Think those baby carrots are healthy. Think again after you read this. Thanks to Ceil for bringing this to our attention: The following is information from a farmer who grows and packages carrots for IGA, METRO, LOBLAWS, etc. The small cocktail (baby) carrots you buy in small plastic bags are made using the larger crooked or deformed carrots which are put through a machine which cuts and shapes them into cocktail carrots - most people probably know this already. What you may not know and should know is the following: Once the carrots are cut and shaped into cocktail carrots they are dipped in a solution of water and chlorine in order to preserve them (this is the same chlorine used in your pool). Since they do not have their skin or natural protective covering, they give them a higher dose of chlorine. snopes.com: Baby Carrots .... Are baby carrots made from deformed full-sized carrots that have been soaked in chlorine? ...Carrot and Shtick Claim: Baby carrots are made from deformed full-sized carrots that have been permeated with chlorine. Example: [Collected via.... ...carrots that you buy in grocery stores come from deformed crooked big carrots. They are put through a machine to become small cocktail carrots. This part... ....I think after reading this we will all start making our own carrot sticks out of fresh carrots and keep them in the fridge (a few at a time), right?... Mon, 03 Aug 2009 22:42:31 GMT http://www.snopes.com/food/tainted/carrots.asp FYI, Lottie Duthu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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